Chapter 49 After A Long Sleep

• Kael
• “Kael–Kael! Wake up!” Ashton’s voice rings through my ears, and then I’m being yanked by the shoulders into a sitting position before I even open my eyes. Cool night air funnels around me, igniting my senses, and I choke on the first breath I take like I haven’t filled my lungs in ages.
• I smell smoke. Heavy smoke, like a fire rages nearby, but the sky is shockingly clear, the moon full and bright against a backdrop of stars, but…